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Fish Eye Project connects viewers with an underwater world

Mike Irvine comes from a long line of divers. His grandfather was an engineer who helped develop the Newtsuit, an atmospheric diving apparatus resembling a metal spacesuit. His father met…

UVic students bare all to raise cancer awareness

On Sept. 19, UVic students stripped down to just their underwear and shoes to run around Ring Road and through campus buildings for the UVic Undie Run.

Streeters: We asked you about Mystic Market

Mitchell Morales What are your thoughts on Mystic Market now that it’s open? It’s pretty nice, I wish I had this in first year. I’m in my fourth year and…

This week in Martlet history

September 21, 1972—“Full Report Not Made” In 1971, Dr. Alexander Kirk of the Chemistry Department headed a two-month investigation of the Visual Arts faculty. The department had been having so…

Vampire course will rise again

Dr. Peter Gölz’s current office contains less vampire memorabilia than it once did. Without the larger office he once had as a department chair, the Germanic studies professor now displays…

This week in Martlet history

Sept. 14, 1976 — “Dirty flicks come to UVic” Ever have the urge to watch porn with fellow UVic students and professors? In the late ’70s, Cinecenta began to run…

TEDx brings pursuit of knowledge to Victoria

On Saturday, Nov. 22, the fourth annual TEDxVictoria will take place at the McPherson Playhouse. Adapted from the large-scale TED conference, the independent TEDx program was designed to allow communities…

UVic hosts Indigenous mapping workshop

Over 100 mapping professionals and representatives from Indigenous organizations came together for a mapping workshop hosted by UVic from Aug. 25 to 28.

The unappetizing future of native advertising

As part of promotion for Orange is the New Black, Netflix paid for a story on the New York Times website about women in the prison system.

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